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IRVING — Cowboys starting center Phil Costa hasn’t had any lingering symptoms from suffering a concussion Sunday night against the Giants and is on schedule to play in Saturday night’s game at Tampa Bay, coach Jason Garrett said Thursday morning.

Garrett did say, however, that Costa will continue to be monitored over the next few days before a final decision is made and even if he is cleared to play Saturday, undrafted rookie Kevin Kowalski still could start at center.

“We’ll see. He’s had no symptoms since the ballgame and we’ve gone through the protocol,” Garrett said. “He didn’t do anything the last couple of days, but we intended that right from the start. He is on schedule to be able to play if he responds well over the next couple of days. Everything up until this point he’s been cleared to do and has handled those well.”

Garrett also said Thursday morning that he expects linebacker DeMarcus Ware to practice today after not practicing the last two days while still recovering from a stinger he suffered two weeks ago in the game at Arizona.